And on Wednesday, President Donald Trump, too, made his position on Medicaid clear: “We’re not going to touch it.” States and the federal government jointly pay for Medicaid, which offers nearly-free ...

Each of these Republicans — and some of their conservative colleagues — lined up last week to defend Medicaid, in a departure from long-held GOP policies. Republicans, who already have ruled ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson handily won reelection last year, there’s more than a 60% chance taxpayers will finance ...

And on Wednesday, President Donald Trump, too, made his position on Medicaid clear: “We’re not going to touch it.” States and the federal government jointly pay for Medicaid, which offers ...

Republicans Once Maligned Medicaid. Now Some See a Program Too Big to Touch WASHINGTON (AP) — Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson handily won ...